Frankenstein
In the novel Frankenstein you can see a strong representation of Victor trying to defy God and become a creator himself. Early on in life, Victor doesn't mention God or his faith, but recognizes his parents as "creators of all the many delights which we enjoyed."(45)Victor focuses his faith and beliefs in science and philosophy instead God. He decides to become a "disciple"(47) of the early philosophers. After starting school, M. Waldman tells Victor he's "happy to have gained a disiple."(54) Yet, even though Victor neglected religious beliefs in his young life when he looks back he sees "the Angel of Destruction, which asserted omnipotent sway over me."(51) There are also symbolic indications that Vict
Victor's problems started after he decided to create and steal the omnipotence of God. The creature happens to read "Paradise Lost" and sees it "as a true history. Because Victor abandoned his creation, it ends up with dual identities. "(118) Even though the creature perceives himself like Adam, Victor stills sees him more like the "devil"(146), which is what he calls the creature. After the destruction of the female creature you can see a fall. The creature tells Victor "You are my creator, but I am your master". So, Frankenstein can be looked at as a novel that shows the folly of trying to reach god hood through the actions of Victor. "(117), but still recognized that Satan had "fellow devils, to admire and encourage him"(117) and that he was still alone. During the time after the creature's conception, Victor sees the folly of his ways and perceives the creature as "demonical"(61) and later when meeting the creature calls him a "devil"(93) Even though Victor succeeded in his endeavor to defy God he couldn't deal with the responsibility it produced for him. When he didn't take responsibility for his creation it turned on him becoming Victor's own Satan and destroying his life. From, there Victor suffers an "eternal hell"(174), that is caused by his creation, as his family dies one by one. "(116) The creature also "considered Satan as the fitter emblem. In that respect, it realizes that he was more like Adam and that he had "no Eve"(118) and the creature makes his own "supplication to his creator. "(62), significant since God created man on the sixth day. or is trying to be a creator like God.
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